Coins
Efforts are underway to turning Egypt into a major global hub in minting metal and coins, he added.
The new agreement aims to establish a British-Egyptian mint in the Suez Canal economic zone (SCZone), as well as issuing and minting a LE 2 coin to be put into circulation.
Egyptian archaeological mission uncovered a cache containing number of coins from different historical periods of Islamic era in Esna
There is no truth to offering new 100-pound coins for circulation in the markets, according to a statement issued by the Cabinet today.
The Egyptian Mint Authority will issue 10 million of 1-pound coins and five million of 50-piaster coins with a slogan of “Egypt’s Medical Staff,” the minister added.
The Ministry of Finance affirmed its ability to meet all the market needs of "change" coins.
Measures are taken to face any change shortage, head of the Mint Authority Hossam Khedr said in a statement.
The authority will mint extra amounts of coins of the denomination categories of the 1 pound, 50 piasters and 25 piasters, Khedr said in a statement.
The denominations currently minted are the 25-piaster, 50-piaster and 100-piaster coins, the center said in a report on Thursday.
The theft highlights the vulnerabilities in trading an asset that global policymakers are struggling to regulate and the broader risks for Japan as it aims to leverage the fintech industry to stimulate economic growth.
That amounts to nearly 90 percent of the 58 billion yen worth of NEM coins the company lost in an attack that forced it to suspend on Friday withdrawals of all cryptocurrencies except bitcoin.
329 ancient coins were seized with an Egyptian passenger at Cairo International Airport while trying to smuggle them to France on Sunday.
Cairo Airport authorities successfully thwart an attempt to smuggle 28 historic coins.
Cairo Airport authorities successfully thwart an attempt to smuggle 28 historic coins.
Ancient coins and documents were delivered to Iraqi and Chinese embassies during a handover ceremony held by the Ministry of Antiquities in the Egyptian Museum on Sunday.
